Approaches to Music Research

In this course we will explore various approaches to music inquiry that inform a mindset and practice of engagement through music. Using a seminar format that includes discussion, multimodal study, and public presentation and performance, we will learn various procedures of uncovering and disseminating musical knowledge. We will also explore and develop ideas of why and how we do that as musicians in the 21st century. The seminar will culminate in projects that advance methodologies of senior work or related work. All music majors are required to take this course in the fall of their senior year. 3 hrs. lect./disc.